Clothes hanger



March 15, 1932. w c, STEVEN 1,849,118

CLQTHES HANGER Filed Dec. '7, 192,8

INVENTOR ings, there is shown in Fig. 1 a hanger comprising a curved member 1 adapted to fit into the upper part of a garment, the ends of the member extending substantially from shoulder to shoulder, with the usual hook 2 extending upwardly from the central portion thereof. Such a hanger may be used for various types of garments such as dresses, Vwaists, coats and the like, to suspend the garments substantially fiat so that a maximum quantity may be stored in minimum space.

On the lower side of the member 1 there are a pair of eyelets 4 screwed into the member 1 at substantially equidistant points on the respective sides of the hook 2. The loop* 5 may be formed from a suitable Wire or metal rod having a U-shaped lower portion with the upper ends thereof extending through the eyelets 4 and secured to each other in any suitable manner, for example, by ,extending one end through a loop 6 formed in the other end of the Wire at substantially the center of the hanger. In order to facilitate manipulation of the loop there is provided an arm, 7 preferably by extending' on one end of the Wire forming the loop 5 upwardly above the memi ber 1. The end of the arm 7 may be bent upon itself, as shown at 8, to form a convenient grip for manipulating the loop. The arm 7 is also adapted to e'ngage the member 1 to limit the niovement of the loop' 5 toward the front of the garment.

In Operating the device, the hanger 1s laced in a dress as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. nder normal conditions the loop 5 rests substantially in a Vertical plane and permits the dress to lie substantially flat so that it may be readily displayed as heretofore. I/Vhen thef'dress is removed from the storage room to be exhibited to a customer, `the salesman usually gripsthe central portion of the hanger, as shown in Fig. 8, with his thumb resting against the extension 7 of the loop 5. When the dress is held up for the customer to view, the extension 7 is pressed downwardly to force the lower part of the loop backwardly as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The pressure outwardly on the back of the dress causes it to assume the shape shown in Figs. 8 and 4 instead of the flat shape which it had in the Showcase, as shown in dotted lines in these two figures. 'The result is that the bodice of the dress assumes substantially a formewhich gives it the shape that it would have on a wearer. This gives tothe dress its normal width instead of an apparently greater width caused by the dress being folded flat on diametric lines.

By means of thepresent hanger, it is possible, without extra time or trouble, to approx'imate the appearance thatthe dress has on a model. There'is no likelihood of the, dress being soiled .because the salesman showing the dress does not have to touch it. The loop shapes the dress. The loopis positioned so thatthe extension 7 may be engaged by the hand holding the hanger and hence, the device can be operated by the hand holding the dress and hanger.

It will be seen that the present invention provides a hanger which is simple in construction and inexpensive to manufacture. The hangerV is particularlyadapted for the display of garments such as dresses, and permits a salesman to hold the dress out with one hand and cause it, to assume the shape which it has on an individual. It eliminates the necessity of exhibiting to a customer a dress which appears to be much larger than it actuallyis. The' hanger causes the dress to appear its normal size. 'After the dress has been inspe'cted' the loop drops into substantially a .Vertical plane and permits the dress to be stored without taking' up additional space in the storage room.

o As various changes may be made in the Shape of the loop. or in the construction thereof, for example, the ends of the loop might be welded together With asuitable extension for manipulation formed therein, and as various other changes maybe made in the. form, arrangement and construction of theparts without departing from the spirit of the invention, it is to be understood that all matter herein is tobe interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having vthus described my invention, I claim: o i

1. Ina device for displaying garments such as dresses andthe like,the combination of a member for supporting agarment, and a looppivoted to'said'member and adapted normally to lrest substantially in the plane'of the hanger, said loop having fan' integral,

protruding end extending upwardly to permit the hand holding said member to engage said end and to manipulate said loop.,

2. In a device for displaying garments such as dresses and the like, the combination of a member for engaging and holding a garment, a Wire loop mounted to oscillatewith respect to lsaid member, one end of the Wire forming the loop extending upwardly to be engaged by the hand holding the member fitting into the garment to move said means in position to press the back of the dress temporarily outward to shape the bodice of the dress into a substantially circular form.

3. In a device for displaying7 garments such as dresses and the like, the combination of a hanger for supporting the garment, eyelets attached to said hanger, and a loop eX- tending throughsaid eyelets adapted to oscillate with respect to said hanger, the ends of the Wire forming the loop being j oinedalong the .upper side of the loop with oneend thereof'protruding to be enga-ged by the hand to oscillate said loop With respect to thehanger.

V.In a device for displaying garmentsjsuch as dresses and the like, the combination of a hanger adapted tofit into the upper part of' Vthe garment for suspendingsame, a loop pivf Voted to said hanger and extending down- I combination of a garment hanger having a vvardlyl therefrom adapted normallyto hang in substantiallya Vertical plane, the ends of w the member forming the'loop being joined at p i the upper part thereof'withone end protrud-= i ing to form means for tippi'ng the loop..

5. In a device of the class described, the v combination of a hanger for garments, a loop w vpositioned substantially centrally with lre-V ,w

spect to saidhanger and adapted to be o'sci1-.

'lated With respect to said hanger, the ends of the member forming the loop being joined 1 l, Vat the upper .part thcreof .with one of the ends of the member beingextended to form a means for; engagement by Vthe ihandof the person holding the hanger totip the loop.

6. In a device of the class described, the

said member Vbeingfadapted to engage. the hanger to limit the movement of said means toward the center of the garment. V

7 ,In a device of theclass described,v the horizontal 'supporting member, a 'hook at- )tached to saidmember, eyelets secured in the i bottom ofsaid member to serve as bearings,

a Wire loop extending through said eyelets,

one end of the loop being bent about the other to provide a free vintegral extensionA for tipi ping'the loop, the end of said extension being bent to facilitate application or pressure thereto and being adapted'to rest Vagainst said member adjacentthe base of'the hook to v I' facilitate operation thereof and to *limit the backward movement of the loop. WILLIAM C. STEVENS. 

